Be tactical with the timing of important questions
The appearance of wisdom can be gained simply by keeping one’s mouth shut. True wisdom comes from knowing the right question to ask at the right time and, then shutting one’s mouth. Great questions, or...
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John Benjamin: Are you in a bubble? Is your business?
A few years back – OK, a lot of years back – there was a movie about a boy in a plastic bubble, “The Boy in the Plastic Bubble.” It starred John Travolta, who was born without any immunities and had to...
View ArticleJohn Benjamin: Harvesting or planting? Getting your business ahead in 2019
With our eyes and thoughts on the impending holiday season we tend to focus on harvesting; it’s only natural. After all, Weld County is one of the top agricultural counties in the country.If you’re not...
View ArticleJohn Benjamin: How to motivate your team
A question that seems to come up in every client training session and workshop is, “How do I motivate my team, Joe, Frank, Susie or Martha?”Unfortunately, you have very limited tools that can provide...
View ArticleJohn Benjamin: Finding the perfect gift for business associates, those...
Is there a “perfect gift?” Maybe you’ve wondered the same thing: “What is the perfect gift I can get for business partners, associates, clients, vendors or just anyone outside of my family?”Instead of...
View ArticleJohn Benjamin: The secret of successful resolution-ers
Volumes upon volumes have been written on how to make and keep New Year’s resolutions. The energy and excitement that accompanies so many who have made resolutions could power global change in a few...
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John Benjamin: Planning tips for success
Former President Dwight Eisenhower reworked a soldier’s observation on planning to say:”Plans are worthless but planning is everything,” in a November 1957 speech.If you don’t get the quote, you’re in...
View ArticleJohn Benjamin: What value?
“Show the value.”I have become very weary of hearing the above statement used for just about everything, without anything to back up that statement. Or, more to the point, just what “value” the speaker...
View ArticleJohn Benjamin: Crystal balls and the past
The only thing for certain about the future is that it will be different than today. The past can’t be changed, except in history books. How are you forecasting your businesses future? Here are eight...
View ArticleJohn Benjamin: The path to success is paved with good questions
I believe that there are two skills which, if every employee had, regardless of their level in the company, the company would run more smoothly and more profitably. These two skills are: asking great...
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